Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	I See Your Face Before Me	And I Love Her	02:15
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Steal Him Away	Ellen McIlwaine	03:12
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The March Of The Dead	War War War	06:27
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Ellen McIlwaine	In My Time of Dying	Fear Itself	08:48
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:52
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Joe* Glazer	New Democratic Party Train	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:58
Joe* Glazer	A Douglas for Me	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:12
Matt Lucas*	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Oscar* McLollie	Help Me Make It Through the Night	ST	03:28
Ursa Major*	In My Darkest Hour	ST	05:28
Cal* Bostic	Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle)	Introducing...	02:41
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Maple Sugar Two Step	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Ellen McIlwaine	It's Growing	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:06
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Boat is Rocking	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Sidewinders	Flat Foot Hustlin'	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:16
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Just a Few Words	I'm a Song	03:10
Bluebird*	Country Boy Blues	Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost	02:40
Albert Jones*	Mother Nature	The Facts of Life	02:48
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Munition Maker	War War War	04:23
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Jack Holland	The Eyes of a Dreamer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:24
Country Mcdonald Joe*	War Widow	War War War	02:04
Jonathan Edwards	How About You	Sailboat	03:28
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Theme For the Countless	And I Love Her	02:20
Nelson* Riddle	Victoria	British Columbia Suite	02:26
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Loni Gamble	Nightime Kind of Love	ST	06:53
Buddy Knox	Don't Make Me Cry	ST	02:20
Albert Jones*	You and Your Love	The Facts of Life	03:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Honky Tonk Angel	04:01
Happy Dolls	Hello Dolly	Show Album No. 1	01:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	We the People	02:25
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	You're My Honey	I'm a Song	02:18
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Aarons And Ackley*	Annalee	ST	02:38
Ellen McIlwaine	We the People	We the People	03:23
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Two Little Oaks On a Mountain	Ukrainian Pops	01:29
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Hard Hard Times	Shirley Lewis Show Band	01:31
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	I Loved a Widow	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:33
Zambonis*	Live Intro - Hockey Monkey	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:47
David Amram	Song for Kenya	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:16
Buddy Knox	Rock Around the Clock	ST	01:53
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Jean Desprez	War War War	09:50
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Wedding March	Ukrainian Pops	04:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Buddy Knox	I Ain't Sharin' Sharon	ST (mono)	02:01
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	I Want a Girl	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:04
Ellen McIlwaine	We The People	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
The Revelaires*	Great Pretender	Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver	02:37
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie)	ST	03:02
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Forward	War War War	04:42
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
The Revelaires*	Cab Driver	Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver	03:06
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

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The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

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The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

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Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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